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TRUMP DELCARES NATIONAL EMERGENCY TO PROTECT U.S. NETWORKS FROM FOREIGN ESPIONAGE

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May 18, 2019

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President Donald Trumphas declared a national emergency to “deal with the threat posed by the unrestricted acquisition or use in the United States of information and communications technology… supplied by persons owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of foreign adversaries.”

Reports that the President would sign the executive order were circulating last night, and, as reported, it’s clear that China is the main target for U.S. concerns — even as the two nations continue to escalate their trade war.

While the U.S. has already restricted government contractors and federal agencies from using technology supplied by Huawei or its subsidiaries, this new Executive Order gives Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and other federal agencies broad powers of oversight and approval over private company transactions.

The President had been considering using the 1977International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which gives the President broad powers to regulate commerce during a national emergency, since at least last May, whenThe Wall Street Journal first reported the potential for executive action.

The U.S. Justice Department has issued an unprecedented string of indictments against Chinese hackers since last September in addition to specifically targeting companies like ZTE and Huawei, which the U.S. has also accused of spying for the Chinese government.

https://dnyuz.com/2019/05/15/trump-declares-national-emergency-to-protect-u-s-networks-from-foreign-espionage/